A surge in the sale and misuse of large nitrous oxide cylinders is putting waste workers’ lives at risk and causing millions of pounds of damage to critical infrastructure...
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In the ESA’s new Annual Report, outgoing Chairman, Michael Topham, described 2025 as a “year of contrasting focus” as the association navigated both the immediate implementation of the Collection...
The ESA has today (1st December 2025) expressed its support for the findings of a new report which puts forward recommendations to Government to help develop a thriving, circular...
By Sam Corp, ESA Head of Regulation Wednesday, October 29, 2025 The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee this week recommended that Government order an independent review...
In his quarterly vlog for Autumn 2025, ESA Executive Director, Jacob Hayler, reflects on some of the challenges and opportunities ahead for the recycling and waste treatment sector in...
By Guest Contributor, Rt Hon Dame Theresa Villiers DBE, former Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The next few years will see implementation of changes...
The private sector has been doing a lot of the “heavy lifting” to roll out new services to comply with the requirements of Simpler Recycling, according to panellists speaking...
Members of Defra’s Circular Economy Task Force today (Wednesday 17th September) convened for a discussion panel at the ESS Expo to discuss the process of creating the UK Government’s Circular...
The United Kingdom is facing an epidemic of fires associated with the improper disposal of batteries and the ESA has today (Monday 15th September 2025) published a policy briefing report setting...
Sir Keir Starmer undertook a major cabinet shuffle this weekend (6th – 7th September 2025), prompted by the resignation of Angela Rayner as Deputy Leader, with more than ten...
